Pāli Dictionary

āḷavī

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • name of a country (in the region between Sāvatthī and Rājagaha)

  • AN 3.35

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā āḷaviyaṃ viharati gomagge siṃsapāvane paṇṇasanthare.

  • name of a town, capital of the Āḷavaka region, about thirty yojanas from Sāvatthī

  • SN 8.3

    ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā vaṅg'īso āḷaviyaṃ viharati agg'āḷave cetiye āyasmatā nigrodhakappena upajjhāyena saddhiṃ.

Encyclopedia

Āḷavī
Place

  • A town between Sāvatthi and Rājagaha where the Buddha frequently stayed, famed as the haunt of the ogre Āḷavaka and the home of the lay disciple Hatthaka Āḷavaka.

SN 10.12AN 8.23AN 8.24Snp 1.10

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